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    Curious why so many Xmas reticle’s if everyone dials

    The layout of the tree makes a big difference to how easy it is to use. I find holding any more than 4mil in a tree, it starts getting easy to get lost. Personally I like the numbers being on the main stadia rather than on the edges of the tree, much quicker to find them. I also like holding...
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    Anybody Ditch the Bubble Level?

    At $135 I don't see a reason to buy the Halo X. The Vortex Pro or MKM machining bubble level is the same shape and layout (meaning it sits just above the parallax turret and easy to see) for 1/2 or 1/3 the cost. I've got a few of the Vortex Pro bubble levels and like them. I tend to agree with...
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    Sub $1000 FFP tacticool scopes

    I haven't used a 3-18 Strike Eagle but have spent some time with the 5-25 SE, and lots of time behind the PST Gen2 (all models but the 2-10). The PST Gen 2 3-15 and 5-25 I felt had better glass than the 5-25 SE, and overall fit an finish was better. But the locking turrets (especially windage)...
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    TRIJCON thinks wind only blows one way!

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    6.8 vs 7SAUM

    Yeah definitely more options, but once Lapua starts making brass for a cartridge you know it'll be sticking around for a while. Hornady a similar situation with bullets, they (and Berger) finally released some decent high BC bullets in 25cal, meaning they now see enough of market to spend time...
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    6.8 vs 7SAUM

    Historically (last 20years ish) 6.8/277 has been a complete non-starter (for a hand loader atleast) as for lighter weight bullets 6.5mm always had more/better options for high BC bullets, and 7mm was better for heavy bullets. Basically leaving the 270 to be labeled as a fudd cartridge and the...
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    Curious why so many Xmas reticle’s if everyone dials

    It is definitely faster to hold rather than dial, but it's more prone to error and I would say not as accurate. If you are inclined to, or frequently hold both wind and elevation the a tree is considerably more accurate, easier and faster than holding in the middle of no where. If you then miss...
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    Swfa 3-15 milquad or Optika6 as a Nrl22 base class scope

    Of those two scopes, hands down the Meopta. More magnification, 10mil rev turrets, zero stop, .2mil has tree reticle and capped windage are all advantages individually, combined it's not even close. As a no frills, reliable field scope SWFA SS scopes are good value, but I would never use one...
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    Bino recs for 300 yard max deer hunting

    I say go less than 8x. I wanted some closer range binos and ended up with Kowa 6.5x32 and am pretty happy with them. To a max of 300yards 6.5x is more than enough magnification and the wide FOV makes them nice to use. This video goes into a bit of detail about the Kowas.
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    Athlon Cronus g2 uhd 10x42

    I have pair that was a replacement for some 8.5x42s that were faulty out of the box. I've been pretty impressed with them, not used them hunting much as 10x is too much IMO. But for spotting at shooting comps and spotting animals off tripod around home I've been happy with them. Durability...
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    Maven RS1.2 2.5-15x44mm SHR-Mil Q&A

    I thought it was but perhaps not? Looking through the pinned threads there doesn't appear to be any Tract scopes, so maybe it wasn't fully documented?
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    Maven RS1.2 2.5-15x44mm SHR-Mil Q&A

    Drop test is discussed at the 44-47 minute mark. As I expected, sounds like Maven haven't done anything special to get the scope to pass the test. Its just dumb luck that it passes whereas the same design from Tract doesn't. I highly recommend skipping the first 44mins as they only spend a...
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    Maven rs1.2 and tract toric the same?

    You likely wouldn't be able to tell my tearing one apart. Maven have said there were no significant changes internally between the RS1 and RS1.2.
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    Maven rs1.2 and tract toric the same?

    Kahles, ZCO, Swaro and Ziess all make scopes themselves but also outsource some of their models. They are all European companies so any outsourced scopes will likely be labeled made in Japan or China. It's very hard to know exactly where scopes are made in many instances, Leupold have some...
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    Maven rs1.2 and tract toric the same?

    Both scopes are made by LOW (Light Optic Works) an OEM in Japan that makes scopes for many many companies. The Tract, Maven, and the Trijicon 2.5-15 are all made by LOW. OEMs generally have a range of base model scopes that companies can choose from, for the most part the scopes will be the...
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    Any Opinions on Athlon Optics Cronus G2 10x42 UHD Binoculars

    I can't offer much of a review, but I have these binos and find them rather excellent. I've not experienced any optical issues, they are easy to get behind on a tripod, have a surprisingly good resolution (I don't have any alphas to compare against). I've used a variety of cheap/mid range binos...
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    Rifle Scope Eye Box and Magnification

    Of the Slides known good scopes (SWFA, NF, Bushnell) the only one I have a reasonably amount of time behind is the Bushnell LRHS 4.5-18. I haven't found that to have a tight eyebox, certainly not unuable like some scopes are. I haven't seen an unusable scope for many years now, most newer...
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    Rifle Scope Eye Box and Magnification

    If you are wondering if there are variable scops that don't have tight eye boxes, then yes some are definitely better than others. Many are very forgiving. Don't feel as though you need a fixed power to have a forgiving eyebox. I can't however comment on the SWFA 3-15 as I haven’t used one.
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    Why do I suck at long range?

    Without knowing the accuracy of your rifle/ammo at those longer distances you can't rule out that the ultimate accuracy is holding you back. But if you are getting erratic misses that you don't see at closer distances and you are always shooting across a deep canyon, I'd say wind is the big...
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    New Steiner H6Xi Line

    The problem is it they put something like the Maven SHR reticle in it the folks at Snipershide who want this for "tactical" purposes would be unhappy. Personally I don't have an issue with tree reticles ever for hunting. I do however think this is the wrong reticle for this scope. .2mil holds...

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